Dispensing device



April 11, 1939. G, Mus 2,154,346

DISPENSING DEVICE Filed Oct. 15. 1958 v G'ur-p-es Mills Patented Apr.11, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DISPENSING DEVICE Gurves Mills,Nacogdochcs, Tex. Application October 13, .1938, Serial No. 234,823

Claims.

This invention relates to a dispensing device, and it is particularly anobject of the invention to provide a device of thiskind comprised in atop or closure member for a container.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a device of this kindespecially designed for the pouring of salt so that the desireddispensing of salt may be accomplished with a minimum of waste.

afurther object to prowhich, when in position upon a container, a saltpouring pitcher for use in places handling beer for retail trade so thatthe customer, as is a general practice, may readily salt his drink.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangeparts of my improved dispensing device wherebycertain important adhereinafter more fully set forth. 1 The novelfeatures of my invention will here inafter be definitely claimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will nowproceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawing,whereinz- Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view taken through adispensing device constructed in acenibodiment of my invention and inapplied position;

' Figure2 is a view in top plan of the device as illustrated in Figure 1with the top plate removed; I

Figure 3 is a view in bottom as herein disclosed;

Figure 4 is a herein disclosed.

As disclosd in plan of the device and towhich is applied my improveddispensing device. As herein disclosed, my improved dispensing devicecomprises a cap member M hav ing a side flange or skirt l threading uponthe open end portion of the container C. This cap member M also includesa plate 2 provided in its marginal portion with' an elongated dischargeopening 3, the major axis of which is radial to the center of the plate2. The outer surface of the .plate 2 is provided with the spout S havingside walls 4 arranaged at opposite sides of the openprovides what may betermed view in top plan of the device as 7 advance of such opening 3 asis clearly illustrated in Figure 1 of the drawing. The side walls 4 attheir central portions are connetced by the interposed plate 1 suitablysecured to the outer marginal portions of the side walls 4. This plate 1assures the spout S being of a structure sufficiently rigid toeffectively offset the usage to which the device may be put.

The lower marginal portions of the side walls 4 together with the lowermarginal portions of the. front wall 5 are welded or otherwiseeffectively engaged with the plate 2. Upon proper tilting of thecontainer 0 with the opening 3 unobstructed, the contents of-thecontainer C, such as salt, may be readily poured out with wastesubstantially eliminated in contradistinction to a shaker for salt orkindred material having a perforated top.

The lower or inner margin of the rear wall 6 is spaced from the plate 2to provide an opening 8 thru which passes the elongated slide valve 9.This slide valve 9 is of a width substantially equal to the spacebetween the side walls 4 of the spout and of a width greater than thewidth of the opening 3 so that when the slide valve 9 is at the limit ofits upward movement or of its movement within the spout S, flow fromwithin This slide valve 9 is normally maintained in its closed positionby a spring arm in slidably disposed through an outstanding eye member Hcarried by the slide valve at a point rearwardly of the spout S.

This arm I0 is continued from an end of a coil l2 surrounding anoutstanding pin l4 carried by the plate 2 and the opposite end of thecoil I2 is continued to the plate 2 by an eye member or the like.

Pivotally connected, as at ii, to the plate 2 is the heel portion of abell crank lever B. This mounting l1 portion 22 at the inner extremityof a push lever 23. This lever 23 is of a length to extend beyond themarginal portion of the plate 2 and has its outer end provided with anenlargement or button 24 to facilitate the depression of said lever 23.

overlying the outer face .of the plate 2 is a second plate 25substantially 'concavo convex in invention is maintained in appliedposition upon the plate 2 by the screws 28 which are directed throughthe plate 2 from below. Each of these screws 28 threads within a block29 fixed to the plate 25. Each of these blocks 25 in the .completeassembly of the device also contacts with the plate 2 to assure theplates 2 and 25 being maintained in proper relation. h

The extent of opening movement of the slide valve 9 is limited bycontact of the leg I8 of the lever B with the hook-like member 30'carried by the plate 2 and partially overlying the inner or rear portionof the valve member 9.

'From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that adispensing device constructed in accordance with my invention isparticularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience andfacility with which it may be assembled and operated, and it will alsobe obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change andmodification without departing from the principles and spirit thereofand for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself tothe precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shownin carrying out my invention, in

practice except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim:-- v v 1. A dispensing device comprising a plate having adischarge, a valve on the platefor coaction with the discharge, meansfor normally maintaining the valve in closed position, a lever pivotedto the plate, a second plate carried by the first plate and overlyingthe valve and lever, between the plates and upon substantial endwisemovement between the plates in one direction rocking the lever to movethe valve into open position.

2. A dispensing device comprising a plate have tion, a bell crank levering a discharge, a valve on the plate for coaction with the discharge,means for normally maintaining the valve in closed position, a leverpivoted to. the plate, a second plate carried bythe first plate andoverlying the valve and lever, and a member extending between the platesand operatively engaged substantial endwise movement between the platesin one direction rockingthe lever to 'move the valve into open position,one of the plates havin an'opening through which the member passes tohold the member in substantially a fixed path of travel.

'3. A dispensing device comprising a plate, a spout carried by saidplateincluding spaced side walls, said plate having an opening incommunication with the space between the side walls of the spout, aslide valve moving between said side walls, means for normallymaintaining the valve member in closed position with respect to the withthe lever, said member upon opening, and a member extending outwardlybeyond the plate and operatively engaged withthe slide valve for movingthe slide valve into open position. v

4. A dispensing device comprising a plate having a discharge opening, aslide valve on the plate for coaction with the opening, means foroperatively maintaining the slide valve in closed posimeans foroperatively engaging a leg of the lever with the slide valve, and' meansoperatively engaged with the second leg of the bell crank lever forrocking the lever in a slide valve into open position. Y

5. A dispensing device comprising a plate having a discharge opening, aslide valve on' the plate for coaction with the opening, a spring armcarried by the plate slide valve to urge the slide valve into closedposipivoted .to the plate,

direction to move the and operatively engaging the tion' and to normallymaintain said slide valve in v closed position, a bell crank leverpivoted to the plate, means foroperatively engaging a leg of the bellcrank lever with the slide valve, means operatively engaged with thesecond leg of the bell crankiever for rocking the bell crank lever in adirection to move the slide valve into open position, and amembercarried by the plate to be I contacted by the first named leg ofthe bell crank lever for limiting the extent of opening movement of theslide valve.

GURVES MILES. I

